Germany’s Would-Be Chancellor Tries to Get Back on Cruise Control
He was just off the autobahn, beaming at a rush-hour crowd, and Friedrich Merz’s mind had steered to speedometers. “If you’ve recently bought a new car, have you noticed what…
Akram Khan’s ‘Gigenis’ Is a Dark Tale Told Through Indian Classical Dance
It was at a residency held in 2022 in Kumbakonam, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, that he met the dancers he would cast in “Gigenis.” Four of the…
Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Cross Hairs
As he prepared to go to Washington this week, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, spoke of building on the warm relations he shared with President Trump during his first term…
What Modi and India Can Offer Trump on Trade
The economic relationship between India and the United States is widely seen as good for both sides. Two-way trade is growing and, alone among Asian countries, India routinely trades more…
Google maps changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for US users
Google Maps has changed the Gulf of Mexico’s name to the Gulf of America for people using the app in the US. Explaining the move, Google said it was making…
Marc Fogel: Trump welcomes back schoolteacher released by Russia
Donald Trump has welcomed home American schoolteacher Marc Fogel after he was released from prison in Russia, with the US president saying Vladimir Putin had got “not much” in return.…
In Trump’s Cross Hairs Over Taking Gazans, Egypt and Jordan Try Diversion
Finding themselves in the fickle cross hairs of President Trump, Jordan and Egypt are moving with speed — and uncertain prospects of success — to dissuade, distract and divert him…
Kremlin Says U.S. Will Release a Russian in American Custody
A Russian imprisoned in the United States will be freed “in the coming days” in exchange for the release this week of the American schoolteacher Marc Fogel, the Kremlin said…
How Ukraine Pitched Trump on a Deal for Critical Minerals
To Ukraine, they are a chit to play in an ongoing appeal to President Trump for more financial and military support. To Mr. Trump, they should be overdue payment for…
The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia
A Russian special forces commander served on four battlefronts across eastern Ukraine after joining Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago. He said the most ferocious fighting he has seen is…